Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-02
Food FOR THOUGHT.

Governor st. John, of Kansas, made a
temperance address in Baltimore last
week, which the iStm considered good
enough to print. From it the following
extracts are taken:
St. John said: "This is free country,
and all have right to belong to what
ever church or party they want and who
ever attempts to interfere with that free
dom is an enemy of civil government. l
trust no prohibitionst will become so mar
row and s0ulless as to make faces at his
neighbor. because he differs in politics or
religion. The fight must be won, not by
abuse, but by appeals to the heart and
reason. will not even say an unkind
word of a saloon-keeper. 1t is. out OF
place to abuse a man for engaging in a
lawful business. / am unable to see the
difference between the saloon and the
man who keeps it, between the saloon
and the law which protects it, between
the law and the church deacon who votes
for it. When they all come before the
judgment, God will not take time to grant
separate trials, but will deem all alike
guilty. (Appause.) We are told that it
can't be helped, that we are in misera-
bic minority. Pm used to that, and l
like it. Naughter.) Ignorance and pre-
iudice are hard to overcome, speak from
experience, for have had both. Uaugh-
ter.) When Noah was floating around in
the ark and looked out on the big MAORI
ty in the water, none of those with him
wanted to 20 over to the majority.
Naughter.) But many would have been
glad to have gone over to the minority
with Noah" Uaughter.)
"There are 5000 retail liquor saloons
in the country, consuming nine hundred
millions of the peoples money yearly,
and indirectly six hundred millions more
for aims houses, jails, penitentaries and
lost time. Yet the politicians say the
tariff is the great issue. The present pro-
tettive system has ten times as much poll
tics as it has protection in it. 1tgives ten
dollars worth of protection to the capital
lists to every dollars worth it gives the
labor of the country. (Applause.) We
need protection to the home, and unless
we give it, while the mercy of God endu-
reth forever, His patience will cease,
and this nation will see inscribed on the
wall, weighed in the balance and found
wanting"
"For every dollar we expend to educate
we contribute SIS to the liquor traftic-Sl5
to tear down and one dollar to build up.
The United States is the boss saloon.keep-
er. 1t is the principal partner in every
saloon to the extent of $25 year and 80
cents a gallon. The government gives
greater protection to the distillery than it
does to any schoolhouse, home, mother or
babe in arms" Mr.. St. John then cited
the case of the Chicago internal revenue
collector posting a notice on Il distillery
during the riots last year, in which he
said the government would protect the
property. Near by was new and fine
church, whose minister asked the collect
or to extend the protection to the church,
which could be done with no additional
trouble, but the collector replied that ''the
government is not protecting churches.
The government don't get ninety cents
gallon on every gallon of religion. Ifyou
will buy still and 60 to making whisky
in the church, we will protect your prop
erty. When the mob passes you can
move your still into the cellar"
"Nearly 1000 years ago there was an
election between Barrabas and Christ, and
Christ didn't get vote, not that he had
no friends, but they didn't want to throw
their votes away. A vote for principle in
the sight of God is never thrown away.
(Appause). Take the preachers and sa-